[1]  O breeze murshid thy passing by the dwelling of the true Beloved ,keep not back
For the wretched lover Hafiz news of Him the true Beloved keep not back .

[2]   O rose in thanks that ,to thy heart's desire ,thou blossomedest ,
From the bird of the morning the bulbul the breeze of union keep not back .

[3]   When thou wast the new moon in the beginning of youthful beauty I was thy companion
Now ,that in beauty thou art the full moon ,from the state of me foolish the glance of mercy keep not back ,

[4]   Mean small and contracted is the world and all that in it is
O true Beloved from the people of divine knowledge ,this contracted portion keep not back .

[5]   Now ,that the fountain of sugar the water of life is Thy sweet ruby lip
Utter speech and from the parrot Hafiz sugar the true Beloved keep not back .

[6]   To the far horizon ,taketh the poet thy deeds noble and generous
From him ,allowance and provision for the journey keep not back .

[7]   O praised One since thou desirest good mention of thy self this the matter :
In respect of the price of speech good mention silver and gold keep not back .

[8]   Hafiz grief's dust departeth better cometh thy state
From this thoroughfare ,the water of thy eye tears keep not back .

[1]  Beim Verliebten, o Ostwind, gehe vorbei,Kunde bringe dem Liebenden,Verweigre mir's nicht!

[2]  Lieblich blühst du, o Rose, dankbar dafür,Einen Duft für die NachtigallVerweigre mir nicht.

[3]  Dein Verehrer war ich, o wachsender Mond,Einen Blick, nun du älter bist,Verweigre mir nicht.

[4]  Erdengüter sind leicht, und niederen WerthsDiese Kleinigkeit, WürdigenVerweigre sie nicht.

[5]  Wie der Kandel sind deine Lippen mir süß,Zucker spende dem PapageyVerweigre mir's nicht!

[6]  Deine Tugenden führt zum Kafe das Lied,Reisezehrung dem Liedermund,Verweigere du nicht.

[7]  Wer verherrlicht seyn will, höre dies Wort:Gold und Silber ist Liederpreis,Verweigert es nicht.

[8]  Gram und Schmerzen vergeh'n, und beßer wird's einst,Deine Thränen auf jenem Pfad,Verweig're sie nicht.

[1]  Last night ,to me ,a mystery - knower ,keen of sense ,secretly spake ,
Saying Concealed from thee ,one cannot hold the mystery of the wine - seller .

[2]   He said To thyself ,action easy take .For ,from nature's way ,
On men hard - striving ,hard the world seizeth .

[3]   Then ,me ,he gave a cup ,from whose splendour on the heavens ,
To dancing came Zuhra and the lute - striker player kept saying Drink

[4]   With the bloody wounded heart ,bring forth display the laughing lip like the cup laughing with wine's sparkle
If ,thee ,a cleaving wound reach ,like the shrieking reed ,into clamour of grief come thou not .

[5]   So long as ,with this screen of mystery thou becomest not acquainted ,a hint thou hearest not
Not the place for Jibra ,il's message ,is the ear of the unprivileged .

[6]   O son counsel ,hear ,grief for the world's sake ,suffer not
To thee ,a tale ,I utter lustrous as a pearl if thou canst ,hear .

[7]   In love's fold ,of talking and of hearing one cannot boast
For ,there ,eye and ear ,must be all thy limbs .

[8]   On the carpet stage of subtlety - knowers ,is the condition ,no self - selling boasting
O man of wisdom either words known understood and weighed utter or silent be .

[9]   O Saki wine ,give .For Hanz's profligacies ,understood
Asaf ,the Lord of conjunction ,fault - forgiving ,defect - concealing .

[1]  Gestern sagte zu mir ein Vielverständiger heimlich:Nimmer birgst du vor mir heimliche Dinge des Wirths.

[2]  Weiteres sprach er zu mir: Erleichtere Alles dir selber,Denn es fällt ja diese Welt immer den Schweren zu schwer.

[3]  Einen Becher gab er mir dann, von dessen GefunkelVenus zu tanzen begann; trinke, so sagt' er dazu.

[4]  Blutet dein Herz, doch lächle die Lippe dir ähnlich dem Glase,Ist dein Inneres wund, tanze mit Lautengetön!

[5]  Du erfährst kein Geheimniß bis du nicht Freundschaft beginnest,Denn in Unheilige dringt himmlische Kunde nicht ein.

[6]  Trinke, höre den Rath, mein Sohn, daß die Welt dich nicht kümmre;Wohl ein köstliches Wort, wenn du's zu fassen vermagst.

[7]  In dem Gemach der Liebe geziemt es sich nimmer zu sprechen,Jedes der Glieder sey dorten nur Auge, nur Ohr.

[8]  In dem Kreise der Weisen, sich selbst zu loben geziemt nicht;Du sey kundig des Worts, oder erzeige dich stumm.

[9]  Schenke gieb mir den Wein, Hafisens Trunkenheit kennetEr, der den Koran besitzt, Er, der gelinde Wesir.

[1]  Love for the lovely one and for the cup ,I abandon not .
A hundred times ,repentance ,I made ,and broke it again repentance I make not .

[2]   The garden of paradise ,the shade of the Taba tree ,and the palace of the Hur ,
Equal even to the dust of the Friend's street ,' I make not .

[3]   The teaching of the lesson of men of vision is a single hint
A hint ,I uttered repetition I make not .

[4]   Mine ,never becometh news of my head self
So long as uplifted in the tavern ,my head I make not .

[5]   In wrath the Shaikh the Zahid said to me Go love ,abandon .
Brother wrangling is not necessary abandoning of love I make not .

[6]   This piety is complete enough for me .For ,with the lovely ones Zahids of the city ,
At the head of the pulpit ,air and glance I make not .

[7]   Hafiz the court of the Pir of the Magians the murshid ,perfect and excellent is fortune's place
The dust - kissing of this door ,I abandon not .

[8]   The Plr of the Magians the murshid ,perfect and excellent a story ,sensible ,and acceptable ,relateth
Excuse ,mine ,if ,in thy absurdity about wine belief I make not .

[1]  Wie kann ich denn Verzicht auf Liebe, Und auf den Schenken thun? Ich that wohl hundertmal schon Buße, Nun will ich nichts mehr thun.

[2]  Den Schatten Tuba's, Edens Garten, Und den Hurispalast Will ich mit meiner Freundinn Wohnung Gar nicht zusammen thun.

[3]  Ein einz'ges Zeichen giebt uns Kunde Von dem Betrachtenden. Einmal sprach ich davon ein Gleichniß, Ich will es immer thun.

[4]  Ich habe keine sichre Kunde Von meinem eignen Kopf, Bis ich im Stand bin in der Schenke Den Kopf empor zu thun. Es sprach zu mir im Spott der Rathsherr Verbothen ist der Wein! Glaubst du, so sprach ich, jedem Esel Soll ich Gefallen thun? Der alte Wirth spricht freilich immer Von Weisheit und Verstand. Entschuldigt bin ich, wenn ich trachte, Unmögliches zu thun.

[5]  Es sprach der Scheich zu mir im Zorne, Ey laß die Liebe steh'n. Ich sprach: zu was denn Zank, o Bruder, Das werde ich nicht thun. Ich bin nun schon genug bescheiden Wenn ich mit Schönen nicht Bei Hochaltären und auf Kanzeln Mich scheue schön zu thun.

[7]  Hafis des alten Wirthes Schwelle Ist ganz dem Glück geweiht. Ich will dieselbe gerne küßen, Und immer dieses thun.

[1]  That one ,am I who am renowned for love - playing ;
Not that one ,am I who have stained my eye with ill seeing .

[2]   Fidelity ,we practise reproach ,endure and happy are
For ,in our shari'at ,infidelity is grieving .

[3]   To the Pir of the wine - house ,I spake saying Salvation's path is what
The cup of wine ,he demanded and said 'Tis mystery of love concealing .

[4]   From the spectacle of the garden of the illusory world ,our object is what
He said From thy ruddy face ,by means of the pupil of the eye ,rose - plucking .

[5]   For wine - worshipping ,the picture of self self - worshipping and self - seeing on the water I dashed ,for the reason ,
That I might destroy the picture of self - worshipping .

[6]   To the mercy of thy tress - tip ,trusting I am .If not ,
When from that side is no attraction ,what profit striving .

[7]   From this assembly of those without work to the wine - house love's stage the rein will we turn
For the counsel of those without work ,improper is the hearing .

[8]   From the down of the friend ,love for the lovely cheek of the Beloved learn
For ,about the cheek of lovely ones ,pleasant is wandering .

[9]   Hafiz save the lip of the Beloved and the cup of wine ,naught kiss ;
For ,the hand of austerity - boasters ,sin is kisshig .

[1]  Ich bin durch Liebeleien Zum Stadtgespräch geworden, Ich bins, der nie sein Auge Mit bösem Seh'n befleckt hat.

[2]  Wir sind getreu und traurig, Und sind dann wieder fröhlich. Dem Nächsten Böses thuen, Erkennen wir als Sünde.

[3]  Ich sagte zu dem Wirthe, Wo ist der Weg des Heiles? Er nahm ein Glas, und sagte: Geheimnisse bewahre!

[4]  Was ist wohl unsre Absicht, Wenn wir die Welt betrachten? Wir sammeln Wangenrosen Durch unsre Augenapfel.

[5]  Ich Weinverehrer habe Mein Bild in Naß gemahlet, Damit die Eigenliebe Um so viel eh' zerfließe.

[6]  Ich baue und vertraue Auf deiner Locken Milde, Wenn diese mich nicht heben, Was nützet mein Bemühen?

[7]  Ich möchte meinen Zügel Von hier zur Schenke lenken, Denn Pred'ger ohne Beispiel Ziemt sich nicht anzuhören.

[8]  Von ihren Flaumen lerne Die schönen Wangen lieben, Denn schön ist es die Wangen Der Schönen zu umkreisen.

[9]  Du küß' der Schönen Lippen, Du küß' das Glas Hafisens, Denn Sünde ist's, die Hände Der Heuchelnden zu küssen.

[1]  By the soul of the Pir of the tavern and by my gratitude for the favour of his ,
I swear that ,in my head ,is naught save desire of service of his

[2]   Not the place of sinners ,though paradise be ,
Saki wine ,bring for I am one who imploreth the mercy i of His .

[3]   Luminous be the lamp of lightning of that cloud ,
That ,to our harvest of existence dashed the fire of love of His

[4]   If ,on the threshold of the wine - house ,a head thou see ,
With the foot ,kick not .Not known ,is the purpose of His .

[5]   Saki wine bring .For me ,last night ,Surush of the invisible world
Gave news Universal ,is the bounty of mercy of His

[6]   O Zahid ,self - beholding at me intoxicated look not with the eye of contempt
Neither is iniquity nor austerity without the will of His .

[7]   No inclination to austerity and penitence ,maketh my heart .But ,
For the Khwaja's name ,I will strive and for the glory of the fortune of his .

[8]   Ever in pawn for wine is Hafiz's khirka
Perchance of the tavern - dust ,may be the nature of his .

[1]  Ich schwöre bei des Wirthes Seele, Beim Gnadenrechte, Es wohnt kein Wunsch in meinem Kopfe, Als ihm zu dienen.

[2]  Ich weiß, es sind die Gärten Edens Kein Ort für Sünder, Doch bring' nur immer Wein, ich warte Auf die Erbarmung.

[3]  Die Lampe dieses Wolkenblitzes Sey stets erhellet, Sein Wetterstrahl hat eingeschlagen In meine Scheune.

[4]  Siehst du vielleicht ein Haupt im Staube An Schenkenschwellen, So tritt es nicht, denn seine Absicht Ist wohl erkennet.

[5]  Bring' Wein, denn mich belehrte gestern Des Himmels Bothe: Der Reigen von der Milde Gottes Sey allumfassend.

[6]  Sieh mich nicht an mit einem Auge Voll von Verachtung, Von der Enthaltsamkeit, vom Trinken Bin ich nicht Meister.

[7]  Es zeiget zwar noch keine Neigung Mein Herz zur Reue, Doch will ich in des Herren Namen Mich drum bemühen. Mein Freund, du gieb nicht auf die Hoffnung Auf Freundes Gnaden, Denn es verbreiten seine Gnaden Sich über alle.

[8]  Beständig ist das Kleid Hafisens Um Wein versetzet, Vielleicht ist er wohl ganz geformet Aus Schenkenstaube.

[1]  God ,I praise for the justice of the great Sultan
Ahmad bin Shaikh Uvais bin Hasan Ilkhani .

[2]   Khan bin Khan ,Shahinshah of Shahin - shah - descent
That one ,whom ,if thou call the soul of the world 'tis well .

[3]   Confidence in thy fortune bringeth he who hath seen and he who hath not seen
Excellent O thou that art worthy of such grace of God .

[4]   If ,without thee ,the moon ascend ,it in two halves they dash
The fortune of Ahmad Muhammad and the miracle of a Holy one God

[5]   Heart from king and beggar ,the splendour of thy fortune ravisheth
Far be the evil - eye ,for both soul thou art ,and also the beloved thou art .

[6]   Turk - like ,the forelock arrange .For ,in thy fortune ,is
The liberality of a Khakan and the energy of a Chingiz Khan .

[7]   Though apparently far ,we are ,to thy recollection the goblet ,we drink
For ,in the spiritual journey ,distance of stage is none .

[8]   Not a rose - bud of ease blossomed from my Persian clay
Excellent the Tigris of Baghdad and the fragrant wine .

[9]   The lover's head that was not the dust of the Beloved's door ,
From the labour of head - revolvingness ,when is freedom his

[10]   O morning breeze the dust of the Beloved's path ,bring
That ,luminous with it ,the eye of his heart ,Hafiz may make .

[11]   Time consider plunder to that degree that thou canst
O soul the out - come of life is only this moment if thou knowesfr .

[12]   The desire - giving of the sphere hath life in barter ,
Strive that ,from fortune ,the justice of ease thou mayst take .

[13]   The counsel of lovers ,hear and out from the door of joy come
For all this is not worth the occupation of a transitory world .

[14]   Before the zahid ,boast not of profligacy .For one cannot utter
To the physician ,not the confidant ,the state of a hidden pain .

[15]   Gardener when hence I pass ,be it unlawful to thee ,
If ,in my place ,a cypress other than the beloved thou plant

[16]   The jar - shatterer knoweth not this value that to the sufi ,
Is a household chattel like a pomegranate ruby .

[17]   Thou goest and ,the people's blood ,thy eye - lashes shed
O soul fiercely impetuously thou goest fear is ,behind ,thou wilt remaim .

[18]   O sweet mouth with the prayer of the night - risers ,strive not
In the shelter of the one ineffable name of God is the seal having the quality of a Sulaiman .

[19]   Aside from the glance of Thy eye ,my heart ,I kept .But ,
Thy eyebrow ,bow - possessor ,taketh the heart by its forehead .

[20]   O brothers compassion .Went my precious Yusuf ,
For grief for whom ,wonderful in wretchedness I beheld thestate of the old man Y'akub of Kin'an .

[21]   The wine's delight will slay the penitent zahid
O sage do not a deed ,that bringeth penitence .

[22]   One day ,by my door ,enter ,so that ,with joy ,the hand I may clap ;
Saying : Verily ,joined to me is luminosity as a guest .

[23]   With kindness ,tranquillise Hafiz's heart ,
O Thou ,whose beauteous tress - coil is the assembly - place perfection of dispersion

[24]   O idol ,stony of heart if of me careless thou be ,
My own state ,I will utter before Asaf the second .

[25]   O true Beloved Thy well - wisher ,I am ,and this I know that Thou knowest
For ,both the un - seen ,Thou seest ; and also the un - written by fate Thou readest .

[26]   In the adoration of Adam ,the angel made resolve of thy ground - kiss ,
For ,in Thy beauty ,something he found more than the way ,. human .

[27]   Thy tress's curl is now ,in God's name ,the collectedness of hearts
Be safety thine ,from that breeze that exciteth dispersion

[28]   From fortune ,I have the hope that his girdle I may loose
O sky for God's sake ,for me loose the knot frown from the forehead .

[29]   O true Beloved dishevel Thy tress and ,to sport and to dancing ,bring the Sufi people of the world
That ,from every patch of his ragged garment ,thousands of idols of hypocrisy Thou mayst scatter .

[30]   The lamp - kindler of our eye is the breeze of the tress of lovely ones
Lord to this gathering smoo .th state of the tress be not grief for the breeze of dispersion

[31]   Of the mystery of the lover and of the Beloved ,what gaineth the reproacher
The non - seeing eye especially seeth not a secret mystery .

[32]   To be vexed with fellow way - farers ,is not the action of a work - knower
The difficulty of the stage ,endure in memory of a time of ease .

[33]   Alas that pleasure of night - sitting up that passed swiftly like the morning breeze
O heart the value of union ,thou knowest ,only when behind in separation thou remainest .

[34]   The solving of the work of desirous ones is in that heart - binding eye - brow
For God's sake ,a moment with towards us unloose the knot frown from thy forehead .

[35]   Hafiz thee ,the fancy of the yoke of His tress fascinates
See ,so that the ring of impossible fortune ,thou shake not .

[36]   People spake ,saying In beauty a second Yusuf thou art
When ,well ,I looked ,verily better than that I had heard thou art .

[37]   Sweeter than that which ,with sweet smile ,they say thou art ,
Khusrau of the lovely ones for ,the Shirin of the age ,thou art .

[38]   To the folded rose - bud ,thy mouth ,one cannot compare
Never is the rose - bud with this narrow - mouthness .

[39]   If ,on account of thy stature and gait ,the moving cypress remained behind in its place ,
Move thou .For thou hast surpassed the moving cypress in movingness .

[40]   A hundred times Thou saidest : From this mouth ,thy desire I give
Like the noble ten - tongued lily ,why art Thou all a tongue

[41]   Thou saidest Thy desire ,I will give thy life ,I wilt take
I fear my desire ,Thou givest not and my life Thou wilt take .

[42]   Through the shield of my life ,Thy sick ,languishing eye causeth to pass the poplar arrow
The eye sick ,who hath seen with so strong a bow

[43]   O true Beloved like the worthless tear from the eye of man ,him Thou easiest ,
Him ,whom a moment ,away from Thy sight ,Thou drivest .

[44]   Away from before Thyself ,Thy own grief - stricken Hafiz ,drive not
For ,through love for Thy face ,he gave sacrificed heart ,faith ,and youth .

[45]   In the path of love to Thee ,like the pen ,a foot out of his head Hafiz made ,
It ,one moment ,like a letter out of kindness ,why readest Thou not

[46]   Breeze of the morning of happiness for that trace that thou knowest ,
To a certain one's street ,pass at that time that thou knowest .

[47]   The footman of the chamber of mystery ,thou art and on the head of the Path ,is my eye
By manliness ,hot by order ,urge in that way ,that thou knowest .

[48]   Say : From my hand passed my feeble soul .For God's sake ,
From Thy ruby lip soul - refreshing ,give that that Thou knowest .

[49]   O true Beloved these few words I wrote ,in such a way that the stranger hath not known
Them by way of kindness ,do Thou also read in such a way that Thou knowest .

[50]   On Thy girdle ,gold - woven ,hope how may I not establish
O idol in that waist ,is a subtlety that Thou knowest .

[51]   With us ,the image of Thy slaying sword is the tale of the thirsty one and of water whereto he desireth to reach
Thy own captive ,Thou seizest .Slay in such a way that Thou knowest .

[52]   Hafiz in this matter ,one are Turki and Tazi Arabian
Love's tale ,relate in every tongue language that thou knowest .

[53]   Two friends holy travellers good of understanding ,and of old wine a quantity ,two mans ,'
A little leisure ,and a book ,and a sward - corner .

[54]   For this ,and the next ,world I give not this state
Though ,of carpers momently ,fall upon me